Adjustable blind and curtain fixture.



$10,745,129. v PATBNTBD NOV. 24, 1903.

' w. .v WILSON.

ADJUSTABLE BLINDAND CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16. 1903.

no MODEL.

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UNITED STATns Patented November 24, 1963.

PATENT OFFICE.

ADJUSTABLE BLIND AN D CURTAIN FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,129, datedNovember'24, 1903.

Application filed April 16, 1903. Serial No. 162,826- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM EDWARD WIL- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Larimer, in the county of Westmoreland and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in'AdjustableBlind and Curtain Fixtures, of which improvement the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to certain new and novelimprovements in anadjustable windowblind fixtureconstructed so as to be made of differentlengths and may be adjusted to the blind-rolls of various lengths. Thisis done by arranging the two sections of the fixture so that they slidealong their sides, as will be more particularly described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, showing the means ofsliding the two sections back and forth. Fig. 2 is a top view of thesame,with the blind and curtain-pole shown in position by dotted lines.Fig. 3 is a modified sectional view of one end of my invention, showinga hinged section.

In the drawings, the numeral ldesignates the body of one section of thewindow-blind fixture, and 2 is the other section.

3 is a slotted extension to the section 1, and at is the slottedextension to the other section 2.

5 is the slot in'the part 3, and 6 is the slot in the part 4.

7 is the blind-roll bracket, having the opening 8 for the revolvingspindle of the blind to rest in. 9 is the other bracket, having thecut-out 10 in which to seat the fiatpintleof the blind-roller. These twobrackets'can be made integral with the sections 1 and 2, or they may beriveted on.

11 and 12 are hooks formed on the ends of the sections 1 and 2. Thesehooks afiord a means of locking the two sections together and at thesame time allow them to slide back and forth, and thus reduce orlengthen the size of the fixture, so as to conform to the differentlengths of blind and curtain-pole.

13 and 14 are openings for nails or screws by which to securely fastenthe fixture to the top of the window-frame when the desired length hasbeen attained, as aforesaid.

15 and 18 are brackets for supporting the curtain-pole. Thesebracketsare seated in the slots 5 and 6 and held in position by thecollar 16 and nut 17.

19 is a hinge formed in the sections 3 and 4., the object of which is toafiord a means of adjusting the fixture in bay-windows or the like Whereit is desired to place the curtain.- pole at some distance from theblind-fixture. When such is used, the brackets 15 and 18 will be madeangular in form, as seen in Fig. 3.

The hooks 11 and 12 are of such a form that they can easily be forced 0Efrom contact with the parts 1 and 2 and as easily replaced.

20 is the blind-roller, and 21 the curtainpole.

Havingthus fullydescribed and shown my invention,-what I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A blind and curtain fixture consisting of two similar slotted metalmembers, each formed at its inner end with oppositely-arranged hooksengaging the body of the other member to enable the members to belaterally adjusted, an angle-bracket struck up fromeach member to form ashade-roller support, and pole-supporting brackets fitting andadiustable in the slotted outer ends of said members.

In testimonywhereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM EDWARD WILSON.

In presence of WM. M. LAUFFER, J. F. ATKINSON.

